Keywords: by Amy Halloran Feb 04, 2012 At the Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York's annual winter conference in Saratoga Springs, about 40 farmers and farm workers packed a small conference room for a workshop on food safety.
Independent Newspapers Online: A police officer has admitted she did not fully understand the notice of rights that she read to the two farmworkers accused of killing right-winger Eugene Terre'Blanche. | Another cop, a senior officer tasked with investigating the case, told the Ventersdorp Regional Court on Thursday that he had no knowledge of the Child Justice Act when a teenager accused in the case had made "utterances" about the murder to him.
I write to you concerning a serious matter that negatively impacts the church in the United States and strikes at the fundamental right to religious liberty for citizens of any faith. The federal government has just dealt a heavy blow not only to Catholics but to millions more who are served by the Catholic faithful.
You gotta love Berkeley. There we were, sitting outside at the Farmers€™ Market despite the cold foggy weather, enjoying cappuccini from Blue Bottle and biscotti from Phoenix Pastrificio after buying our organic Brussels sprouts produced by Swanton Farms with United Farm Workers union labor, discussing the future of Occupy Oakland. Before going to the market, I€™d posted an excellent thoughtful essay on the topic from my old friend Osha...
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Feb. 3, 2012) - The British Columbia Labour Relations Board (BCLRB) has ruled the Mexican government has state immunity and would not be party to charges that its Consulate in Vancouver worked in collusion with agriculture employers to blacklist Mexican citizens suspected of being union supporters...
Each session includes readings, short assignments and accompanying group discussion questions that address the impact of individual food choices on a range of issues, including ecosystem health, the treatment of factory and farm workers , and the global...
The union said while the department announced an increase on farm workers ' minimum wage on Thursday to R1,500 a month, they were still the worst paid. Cosatu's Patrick Craven said, “There are people who are supposed to inspect, but they are hopelessly...
Food Production Minister Vasant Bharath says the exercise to remove stray cattle in the Cedros area had become necessary as the animals had been severely damaging farmers€™ crops.
It was "not surprising" that some Western Cape farms were found not to be complying with labour laws, a trade union said on Thursday. | She was commenting on findings by Parliament's labour portfolio committee, after it visited 21 farms. | "They are rural areas and workers' accommodation is often very well hidden on these farms."
Keywords: (Washington, DC) - The US House Small Business Subcommittee on Agriculture, Energy and Trade is holding a hearing on February 2, 2012, on proposed rules to prevent child farmworkers from taking on the most dangerous tasks. The new rules are intended...
An audience of some 60 people turned out Jan. 29 to hear about local food production and sample the fish chowder made from The Local Catch. | During the 90-minute discussion titled "R.I. Grows: Local Food Production,"
The Food and Allied Workers' Union wants to applaud the labour portfolio committee for exposing non-compliance on farms in the Western Cape as its findings are not surprising at all. | These specific areas Citrusdal, Worcester, Robertson and Paarl visited by the Portfolio committee are notorious for non- compliance with labour regulations as they rural areas and workers' accommodation are often very well hidden on these farms.
A march to remember migrants who died along the U.S.-Mexico border gets underway Feb. 2 in San Diego. | Immigrant rights activists plan to caravan to several destinations within the next 10 days. The event starts at Cesar Chavez Park in the Barrio Logan neighborhood. | From there, they'll caravan to a cemetery in the Imperial Valley where unidentified migrants, who have died crossing the border, have been laid to rest.
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Feb. 2, 2012) - The British Columbia Labour Relations Board (BCLRB) has ruled the Mexican government has state immunity and would not be party to charges that its Consulate in Vancouver worked in collusion with agriculture employers to blacklist Mexican citizens suspected of being union supporters...
The Labour Department increased farm workers ' minimal wage to R7,71 an hour on Wednesday. Cosatu said agricultural heavyweights still failed to give workers decent wages, while they continued to work in extreme weather conditions. The union's...
The minimum wage for farmworkers will go up by R1503.90 a month on March 1, the labour department said on Thursday. | "In an endeavour to protect the vulnerable workers in South Africa, Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant has announced a raise in the minimum wage that farmworkers will receive from their employers," the department said. | This was calculated on an ordinary 45-hour week and would apply until February 28, 2013.
It combines interviews with North Carolina farm workers , health-care providers, faith leaders and educators with documentary photos collected by young people who were part of Student Action with Farmworkers. It also includes clips from the original...